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William "Bunk" Moreland is a fictional character in The Wire, played by Wendell Pierce. Bunk's character is based on a retired Baltimore detective named Oscar "The Bunk" Requer . [ 1 ] He is portrayed as a generally competent, if profane and curmudgeonly detective.
He first gained recognition portraying the role of Detective Bunk Moreland in the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008. His other notable television roles include the trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme (2010–2013), James Greer in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018–2023), the attorney Robert Zane in Suits (2013–2019), and ...
The following is a listing of fictional characters from the HBO series, The Wire.Note that some characters' allegiances or positions may have changed over time; and, although the series has ended, the placement below is generally meant to reflect their most recent situation.
Season one: "The Wire" Season two: "Stray Rounds" (uncredited) Season three: "Middle Ground" (uncredited) Season five: "More with Less" Hucklebuck is a drug addict and friend to Bubbles and Johnny. He often assists them on their "capers" to make money for drugs. He is a part of Johnny's copper house robbery scam in season 1.
Requer would later man the retirement services bureau before retiring in 2007 [4] and would provide inspiration for fictional Detective Bunk Moreland of the HBO drama series The Wire. [1] A character named "Oscar Requer" appeared in the "Transitions" episode on the fifth season of The Wire.
McNulty called Cole collateral damage when discussing Cole's misfortune with Bunk. Landsman reassigned the case to Bunk and Lester Freamon because he felt he needed his most capable detectives on it. Cole died unexpectedly and the department held a wake for him. Landsman gave a eulogy for Cole at the wake. [2]
After Bird refuses to cooperate and profanely insults the interrogators, he is beaten by Daniels, Landsman, and Greggs. Omar gives a statement to Bunk, criticizing Bird for killing a civilian. When Bunk asks Omar if he has any other tips on old murders, he gives information about Denise Redding, which happens to be one of Santangelo's open cases.
Bunk tells Prez that he is siding with the criminals; Prez asserts that he is looking out for his kids. Freamon is diplomatic and wishes Prez well. Bunk asks Prez for a little information and Prez reports Randy's story about telling Lex to meet a girl at the playground. Bunk and Freamon investigate the playground.